Detachable camp kit for motor vehicles



Jan. 30, 1923.

' J. A. TRAIN.

DETACHABLE CAMP KIT FOR MoTcSR VEHICLES.

2 SHEETSSHEET l Fu- MM 5, 1920.

' INVENTOR fowuwaafi WITNESSES %@M 96 ATTORNEYS Jan. 30, 1923. 1,443,397

J. A. TRAIN.

DETACHABLE CAMP KIT FOR MOTOR VEHICLES. Y

FILED MAY 5. 1920. 2 SHEETS-SHEET 2 WITNESSES INVENTOH dibn',

A TTORA/E Y8 Patented Jan. 30,1923.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.-

JOHN ABERTiTRAIN, OF ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA.

ZDE'J..AGHAIBLI] QAIMIIYKIT FOR MOTOR VEHICLES.

-. Application filed May 5, 1920. Serial No. 379.048.

I To all whom it may concern."

citizen of the United that 1 JOHN A. RA'm, a tates, and a resident ofSt. Paul, in the county of Ramsey and Be it known State of Minnesota,have invented certain the running board of an automobile in such a wayas to provide for cooking and the support of cooking and eating utensilsas well as to form a luggage-holder as herein after described.

In the accompanying drawings which illustrate the invention and form apart of this specification,

v Figure 1 is a side elevation illustrating the practical application ofmy invention and showing the. box or frame closed,

Figure 2 is a side view of my improvement with the doortdropped to openposition Figure 3 is atop plan view of the parts as shown in Figure 2,

. Figure 4 is a vertical transverse section "taken on line 44 of-Figure2,

Figure 5 is a horizontal section taken on line 5-5 of Figure 2, and

Figure 6 is a detail perspective. view of the oven removed.

Referring now to these figures my invention proposes a camp kit and thelike including a rectangular casing 10 having at one side a drop door 11whose lower edge is hinged by hinges 12 to the lower edge of the openside of the casing 10 at the forward edge of its base 13, and whose sideedges have upwardly and inwardly turned side flanges 14 forming guidesor runners for the side edge of an extension plate 15. This extensionplate is particularly shown in Figures 3 and 4 and is normallypositioned coextensive with the inner surface of the drop door 11, itsouter edge being curved at 16 around the intermediate cross bar 17 of aU-shaped frame, the extensions 18 of which may be rotated from ahorizontal position inwardly along the door 11 to a vertical positionsuch as seen in Figures 2 and 4, in which latter position theyengagethe. ground at their lower free ends and form legs to support theouter edge of the plate 15 when the latter is drawn outwardly 1n itsguides or runners to the extended position shown in Figures 3 and 4 soas'to form a table.

0 New Attached to the lower surface of the base 13 at spaced pointstherealong are rearwardly opening U-shaped clamping brackets 19 throughthe lower portions of which clamping screws 20 are threaded, so that thecasing as a whole, with its several parts, may be conveniently andreadily secured to and removed from one of the side running boards 21 ofan automobile 22 of any suitable character.

Upon the base 13 are supported burners 23, positioned below aperturedgrate por- 'tions 24 in a horizontal partition 25 mounted in the casingparallel with and above the base 13 and which thus forms a cooking orheating plate in use. The burners are fed by a pipe 26 from a fuel tank27 secured upon one side wall of the casing exteriorly ofthe latter asseen in Figures 1 and 2, leaving the space within the casing 10 entirelyfree above its partition 25 to receive an interfitting'rectangularcasing 28 forming an oven and also constituting a support and holder forcooking and eating utensils in transportation. This oven 28 asparticularly seen in Figure 6 is preferably pro vided with a drop hingedfront door 29 normally held in closed position by catches 30, and isremoved from the casing 10 when the partition 25 is utilized inpracticeas a cooking plate. 7

The top wall of the casing 10 is preferably provided with a hasp 31 forengage- ,ment over a staple 32 carried by the drop door 11 and adaptedto receive a lock 33 so that the casing as a whole may be securelyfastened against unwarranted opening, be-

tween periods of use.

At one side the casing 10 has angular apertured brackets 34 engaged bythe curved inner ends 35 of a pair of horizontally outstanding andvertically spaced luggage rails 36, rigidly connected intermediate theirends to vertically spaced points of an upstanding bracket 37 having alower U-shaped clamp and clampin screw 38 for-engagement with therunning oard 21 similar to one of the brackets and screws 19 and 20 ofthe casing.

Thus with the casing 10 secured to one side running board 21 adjacent toone of the convenient reception of blankets, small tents and othercamping or outing paraphernalia.

It is obvious that my invention thus provides a convenient apparatus caable of ready attachment in and removal rom the operative positionshown, as well as one which will be comparatively inexpensive,

may be readily manipulated, and will, be durable and effective in use. II

I claim: 1. Adevice of'the character described including a casing havinga hinged drop door provided with mturned side flanges, and anextensibleplate the side edges of which are movable in guided relationin the said flanges, said plate having a movable frame at its outeredge, portions of which frame form supporting legs for the door and itsplate when the latter is extended.

2. camp kit for automobiles includin a casing having lower clamps and adrop door hlnged to the lower portion thereof, and an extension plateslidably mounted in connection with the said door and carrying and anextension plate slidably mounted in 1 connection with the said door andhaving a movable U-shaped frame around the cross 'foldable supportinglegs at its outer edge.

bar of which its-outer edge is curved, the Y Y extensions of said frameforming supporting legs for the door and plate when the latter isextended.

J'OI-INY'V'ABERT TRAIN.

